I Became The Only Healer In The Academy [EN]: Chapter 241

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I was materializing the Holy Ground’s abilities into equipment one by one each day, but Saint Hyun’s curiosity wouldn’t allow him to create the same equipment every day.

The time required to use Fable was one day, and similarly, the time required to materialize was also one day.

These two perfectly synchronized times were just the right condition to stimulate Saint Hyun’s curiosity.

Saint Hyun’s daily routine was very simple.

Waking up in the morning, finishing a meal with his family, and heading straight to the Guild.

And using Fable in the training room when all the Guild members were away.

As all the Doors became stronger and their numbers increased, the time Guild members spent away naturally became much longer than before.

Not only that, but having recently experienced the effects of the Holy Ground, he also had a strong desire to use his strengthened power even a little faster.

“Hmm… what should I Fable today?”

He hadn’t been able to use anything that stood out significantly yet.

For example, abilities like summoning a Lich’s [undead sorcerer] army.

Also, types that showed powerful force at once, like a single strike, were the same.

If anything went wrong, the entire training room would be blown away.

These types of abilities would have the biggest difference in power anyway, so the value of experimenting wasn’t that great.

He already had a rough idea of how different the power was through Park Han-wook’s strike.

Looking at what was left after excluding these, most of them were abilities that assisted in combat.

“…Okay. Let’s do that today.”

He wanted to see things related to the future right away.

However, not the Sword’s ability.

He didn’t intend to receive any more information about the future than he already had, but there was one thing he was curious about.

That was Yae-in.

Yae-in, who was still living in In-hwan’s house, was now attending school well, just like other children her age.

No matter how you looked at it, it was hard to find any other appearance than that of her age group, but there was one thing that bothered him.

The actions and words she repeated every time she slept, as if she were suffering from somnambulism [sleepwalking].

Except for those times, she was a fragile creature with as little magic power as her small size.

What secret was she hiding?

“I can find out now, right?”

If it wasn’t a big problem, it wouldn’t have been such a high priority.

However, when he thought about what Yae-in had said back then, it wasn’t something he could easily dismiss.

She didn’t ask him to save herself, nor did she ask him to save someone else.

It was about Saint Hyun living.

As the person involved, it wasn’t something he could easily dismiss.

No matter how much she talked in her sleep like a sleepwalking patient, and no matter how much it came from the mouth of a relatively immature child.

But he felt magic power.

Above all, after talking with the Sword, he couldn’t help but think of Yae-in’s words, thinking that he was the only one who could change the future.

“Then…”

Saint Hyun slowly closed his eyes and concentrated.

Since she had symptoms similar to somnambulism, he felt like he had to maintain a state close to unconsciousness.

He tried to create a state as close to unconsciousness as possible, but that was easier said than done, and it was virtually impossible.

Still, he thought it wouldn’t interfere with using the ability, but he was wrong, as a window appeared before his eyes.

[The minimum requirements to use the ability have not been met.]

“The ability requires conditions to use? What conditions?”

[Conditions required to use the ability: Unconscious state]

“…It’s just nailing it down [confirming the obvious].”

That meant he couldn’t use it.

To use the ability of Fable, he had to be conscious, but to use Yae-in’s ability, he had to be unconscious.

It wasn’t a form where the ability to be used was stored when using Fable, but a form that was used immediately, so it was impossible to use Yae-in’s ability.

“It’s a shame… but there’s nothing I can do.”

That was also a future he would eventually know.

She told him to live, so he just had to live.

“Then, is the opportunity to use Fable today gone?”

He tried to use other abilities, but it wasn’t that the Fable itself had failed, but that he couldn’t use it again.

“Well, I can use it again tomorrow.”

Now it was time to continue training with the sword he had trained with Park Han-wook.

As Saint Hyun’s level rose a lot, he reached a level where he could do it without training with Park Han-wook.

Park Han-wook was now on an expedition as the commander of the attack team, and Saint Hyun was devoted to training in the training room until the Guild members returned.

However, as the moment when he didn’t have to train with Park Han-wook came, he could no longer swing his sword with all his might.

Originally, the summoned 1 would somehow block the aftermath of Saint Hyun’s swing, but now even that was impossible.

So Saint Hyun rather took all his strength out and swung his sword.

Just as Park Han-wook had completed his own training method, Saint Hyun was also walking a different but same path.

Swinging a sword with all the strength taken out was more difficult than he thought.

Because he took the strength out of the hand holding the sword itself, the sword felt heavier than anything else, and because he took all the strength out of his arm, the sword sometimes lost its balance.

But as Park Han-wook said, the sword Saint Hyun swung next was better than the first one he swung.

As that became dozens to hundreds of times, the heavy sword felt like a part of his body before he knew it, and the sword that had lost its balance began to have perfect balance, even if it was slow and weak.

How long had he been swinging his sword like that? The time when the Guild members who had finished the subjugation were returning was approaching.

“Ugh, I feel a little disappointed today. I want to subjugate more.”

“That’s how you die. We hunters. Always know your place first.”

“Well, that’s what I mean… Huh? Guild Leader?”

Saint Hyun had always left his seat when they returned.

Because he knew that there was no one more difficult to deal with than a young superior.

Of course, the Guild members didn’t care at all.

But today, Saint Hyun was immersed in training.

The sword slowly falling from top to bottom with his eyes closed looked slow enough for a child’s eyes to see.

It was a sword that made him wonder if he was giving strength, but if he asked if he could block it, he somehow didn’t have confidence.

“Shh, it looks like the Guild Leader’s training isn’t over yet.”

“It’s my first time seeing it in person, but did he originally use a sword too?”

“If our Guild Leader says he’ll use it, he’ll use it. He’ll be good at anything.”

Despite the time to train, the Guild members only looked at Saint Hyun, who was immersed in training.

He didn’t know why, but now, just looking at that figure made him feel like he was training, or rather, he felt like he was doing better.

How much time had passed like that? Saint Hyun, who had been closing his eyes, slowly opened his eyes.

“It feels a little different from what Park Han-wook taught me… Huh? When did you all come?”

“Haha, we just came.”

Contrary to the answer that he had just come, when he checked the time, it had been more than 3 hours.

“Did you all finish the subjugation well?”

“Haha, of course! Everyone is fine.”

“Then… shall we have a drink or something?”

“…Huh? D, drink?”

At Saint Hyun’s unexpected words, the Guild members looked at each other with blank expressions.

“It’s okay if you’re uncomfortable.”

“Ah, no! I was just surprised.”

“We’re good! I was just a little surprised, as this friend said. What are you doing? Hurry up and make some calls!”

It was quite an impulsive suggestion, but fortunately, the Guild members’ expressions looked bright.

‘Sometimes this is okay.’

Spending time with family was good, and spending time with friends was good, but spending time with these people who believed in Saint Hyun and gathered was also necessary.

They were following Saint Hyun’s intentions better than anyone else.

They were grateful people who were supporting Saint Hyun from the lowest place.

“Let’s go right away! I’ve made all the reservations.”

“Haha. You’re fast.”

Perhaps thanks to working at a construction site before his regression, Saint Hyun didn’t find the relatively older Guild members difficult at all.

Rather, people were one of the few happy memories in the memories he wanted to forget, reminiscent of the past.

Arriving at a nearby bar with about 30 Guild members.

He thought it would be difficult to make a reservation because it was dinner time, but it seemed like he had managed to do it well.

“Actually, this is where my wife runs her business.”

“Oh, really? I heard it for the first time. Your wife runs a bar.”

“Because of the time, there are no seats in nearby bars, and I also want to increase sales a little… haha. I’m kidding.”

“No. I’m rather grateful.”

Really trivial, light, everyday conversations mixed with half jokes and half seriousness.

Just having these conversations was a joy for Saint Hyun.

It was also a passage that allowed him to recall memories.

“Honey! Please take care of everything here! As a course [fixed menu].”

“Okay. But where is that Hunter Kim Seong-hyun…”

At his wife’s question, the Guild member gestured to Saint Hyun next to him with eyes that were more proud than anyone else.

“Can’t you tell just by looking? He’s shining alone among us old men.”

“Oh my. Oh my goodness. He’s handsome.”

“Haha. No. Please take care of me.”

“Hoho. My husband should ask for favors. More than that, do you have a girlfriend…?”

“Not yet. I don’t have much time for that.”

“Then my daughter…”

Her husband noticed his wife’s shady intentions first and stopped the words that would follow.

“Hey! What are you saying to our Guild Leader? Go in!”

“I can ask…”

This slight discomfort.

The kind of discomfort that made him feel what it was like to be human made Saint Hyun even more comfortable.

It felt like he had come to a different world from where he had been living.

Perhaps these were the figures he had missed the most.

“Guild Leader! Let’s have a toast!”

“Hey, man. What kind of toast is that?”

“Let’s do it once. What.”

The Guild members smiled at Saint Hyun’s slightly changed attitude.

A slightly more comfortable tone and expression.

“First of all, thank you for spending time without any accidents so far. We will be subjugating even stronger Doors in the future, but just as there is a huge difference between the past you and the present you, the future you will also be vastly different from now.”

The words flowed out as if he had prepared them in advance.

Perhaps the words he wanted to say at least once had seized the opportunity.

“Well… I want to tell you not to get hurt if possible, but you can actually do that. I’m here, right?”

With that, Saint Hyun raised his glass and said.

“For everyone.”

“For everyone!”

The sound of clinking glasses, ringing cheerfully, seemed to imply a bright future.

It had to be.